Originally Posted by
CkCrunch
But please consider that you will be essentially enabling a despotic regime by giving the bankrupt (both morally and financially) government valuable hard currency.
That's a fair point and as world citizens we all share a moral obligation.
On the other hand, the opportunity to see a little bit behind the curtain is somewhat unique. There's so little reporting that comes out of North Korea that one naturally ignores what is or isn't going on there. A counter to this general malaise would be to go there in person, even if it is a government-supported propaganda tour. If handled adroitly, one is always able to glean a few facts from "the locals".